Following the fall of Rome; the sea is increasingly the stage upon which the human struggle of western civilization is played out. In a world of few roads and great disorder; the sea is the medium on which power is projected and wealth sought. Yet this confused period in the history of maritime warfare has rarely been studied – it is little known and even less understood. Charles Stanton uses an innovative and involving approach to describe this fascinating but neglected facet of European medieval history. He depicts the development of maritime warfare from the end of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance; detailing the wars waged in the Mediterranean by the Byzantines; Muslims; Normans; Crusaders; the Italian maritime republics; Angevins and Aragonese as well as those fought in northern waters by the Vikings; English; French and the Hanseatic League. This pioneering study will be compelling reading for everyone interested in medieval warfare and maritime history.
#3080633 in Books 2014-10-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x .70 x 7.10l; .0 #File Name: 1780261721256 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. and I have learned plently of nice small storiesBy Catzeflis Francoismuch interesting; and I have learned plently of nice small stories. From time to time the author is not as rigorous as I was expecting; and comparisons of her stories with the same events narrated in other books can be valuable0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I just got it. Very interesting.By Will HardenI just got it.Very interesting.
